Search is how I find all new posts since I last visited (I bookmark search.php?search_id=newposts). Hopefully this is just a tiny glitch. I can't see any reason why search would be disabled intentionally.

Though, when I am actually searching for something, I seem to get much better results when I go to google and type site:textkit.com and then my search terms rather than using the forum search.

I, too, haven't heard anything from Jeff regarding the last few messages I've sent him this year regarding the problem of spam etc. Not sure if something has come up and the site has fallen by the wayside...

Let's just hope that he can return sometime in the future to sort things out. IreneY and I will try to moderate the new posts as best we can, but it's a lot of work given the amount of spam that the site receives.

Bedell wrote:Thanks for all that you both do. Now that we know, that it should be easier for us to be patient if spam etc does become visible.

The problem isn't so much that spam gets through, but that there is a huge backlog of "invisible" spam waiting to be approved/denied by a moderator. Literally thousands of messages/posts that pile up. Most of it is obvious spam, but we still have to process them.

I'm partly responsible for the backlog, as I haven't had a lot of time for textkit (and Latin in general) the past year or so, but I'll try to stay involved.

I emailed Jeff at an address I have for him, so hopefully I'll hear something back.

I've been in contact with Jeff and he is going to take a shot at overhauling the spam filter and some moderation issues, so hopefully that will keep the forums alive and kicking.

I've also proposed condensing the existing forums into three major headings. Many of the existing forums are barely used as is, and I think it would be best to have general topic forums for Latin, Greek, and then General discussion. I'm not sure if this plan will go through, but I think it would help make the forums more lively to consolidate discussion.